Skirt
- Place of origin:
Attica, Greece (made)
- Date:
1875-1925 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Coarse cotton, embroidered with silk
- Credit Line:
Given by Dr Joan Evans
- Museum number:
T.179-1975
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Skirt of coarse cotton with a deep embroidered border at the hem, worked in gobelins and stem stitches in red, blue, black, green and pink silks. The embroidery covers the ground material completely. The pattern consists of a border of stylised vase/tree shapes between two narrower borders, surmounted by a row of leaf shapes characteristic of Attica dress borders.
Place of Origin
Attica, Greece (made)
Date
1875-1925 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Coarse cotton, embroidered with silk
Dimensions
Length: 29 in, Circumference: 88 in, Length: 73 cm, Circumference: 223 cm
Descriptive line
Skirt of embroidered cotton, Attica, Greece, 1875-1925.
Categories
Clothing; Embroidery
Collection code
T&F
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